Genre: Epics
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Agora (2009)
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac …
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
As Christianity gains steam in Roman Egypt toward the end of the fourth century A.D., a young slave weighs his desire for freedom against his growing love for his mistress, an atheist and…
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300 (2007)
Cast: Lena Headey, Gerard Butler, Vincent Regan …
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Spartan King Leonidas leads his small band of 300 soldiers against an army of more than 1 million in the Battle of Thermopylae, a conflict that pitted the ancient Greeks against the Persians…
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Curse of the Golden Flower (2007)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Li Gong, Jay Chou …
Directed by: Yimou Zhang
This lavish epic from director Yimou Zhang follows the romantic intrigue and political machinations in the house of the Emperor Ping and his ailing wife -- a couple whose secret passions and…
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Jackie Chan's The Myth (2007)
Cast: Jackie Chan, Hee-seon Kim, Hee-seon Kim …
Directed by: Stanley Tong
In this epic action film set alternately in modern Hong Kong and the early Qin Dynasty, successful archaeologist Jack (Jackie Chan) dreams that he's Emperor Qin Shihuang's legendary…
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The Last Legion (2007)
Cast: Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai …
Directed by: Doug Lefler
With his empire crumbling and his parents dead, 12-year-old Roman Emperor Romulus is exiled to Capri with his mystical tutor. While there, he discovers a magical sword once owned by Caesar…
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Legend of the Black Scorpion (2006)
Cast: Ziyi Zhang, Xun Zhou, Daniel Wu …
Directed by: Xiaogang Feng
After murdering his brother the emperor, taking over the throne and marrying the recently widowed Empress Wan (Ziyi Zhang), Li (You Ge) dispatches a group of assassins to kill Prince Wu Luan…
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Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
During the 12th century in the holy city of Jerusalem, a young peasant blacksmith (Orlando Bloom) takes up the mantle of knighthood so he can help repel the army of Islamic crusaders that…
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Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut (2005)
Cast: Michael Sheen, Jouko Ahola, Orlando Bloom …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
During the 12th century in the holy city of Jerusalem, a young peasant blacksmith (Orlando Bloom) takes up the mantle of knighthood so he can help repel the army of Christian crusaders that…
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Gangs of New York (2002)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz …
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Amid the savage Irish and Italian rivalry that dominated New York City in the mid-1800s, young Amsterdam Vallon hunts down his father's hateful murderer, Bill "the Butcher" Cutting.…
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Gladiator (2000)
Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Djimon Hounsou …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Tapped for the throne after the death of the emperor, Roman general Maximus instead finds himself condemned to death by the late ruler's power-hungry son. Escaping execution, Maximus…
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The Man Who Cried (2000)
Cast: Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro …
Directed by: Sally Potter
Christina Ricci stars as Suzie, a Russian Jew adrift in the world after her father leaves the family to make a fresh start in America in 1927. After emigrating to England, Suzie flowers into…
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Thirteen Days (2000)
Cast: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp …
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
When a nuclear missile presence escalates in Cuba, the world's fate hangs by a thread as President John F. Kennedy tries to curb the threat with help from his aides, military brass and…
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Britannic (2000)
Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, John Rhys-Davies
The Britannic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and the two vessels ultimately shared the same fate. During World War I, an undercover British agent (Amanda Ryan) boards the Britannic in…
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Anna and the King (1999)
Cast: Jodie Foster, Yun-Fat Chow, Bai Ling …
Directed by: Andy Tennant
In this fact-based 19th-century tale, English widow Anna Leonowens travels to Asia to tutor the king of Siam's 58 children. Brimming with prejudice, Anna at first believes the king is a…
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Cleopatra (1999)
Cast: Leonor Varela, Timothy Dalton, Billy Zane …
Directed by: Frank Roddam
Cleopatra, the fabled Egyptian queen, becomes an object of obsession for Roman ruler Julius Casesar. But when Cleopatra and Caesar have a son, all of Rome is greatly troubled -- especially…
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Elizabeth (1998)
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston …
Directed by: Shekhar Kapur
This Oscar-winning treatise on absolute power and its human toll sees fledgling queen Elizabeth I sacrificing happiness for her own safety and placing her trust in her stealthy "spymaster,"…
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Big Bear (1998)
Cast: Gordon Tootoosis, Tantoo Cardinal, Lorne Cardinal …
Directed by: Gil Cardinal
Gordon Tootoosis stars in this gripping tale of courage and leadership in the tradition of Dances With Wolves. With beautiful cinematography and a wonderfully woven story, the epic film…
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Kundun (1997)
Cast: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang …
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese directs this biopic about the life of the Dalai Lama, detailing his escape during the Chinese invasion, meetings with Chairman Mao and eventual exile in India, vividly…
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Conceiving Ada (1997)
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Timothy Leary, Karen Black …
Directed by: Lynn Hershman-Leeson
When computer buff Emmy Coer (Francesca Faridany) taps into the subconscious mind of 19th century mathematician Ada Augusta Byron King (Tilda Swinton) -- the poet Lord Byron's long-dead…
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Titanic (1997)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane …
Directed by: James Cameron
This cinematic spectacle -- winner of 11 Oscars -- follows society girl Rose and penniless artist Jack as they fall in love just as tragedy strikes. Rereleased for the 100th anniversary of…
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The Crucible (1996)
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield …
Directed by: Nicholas Hytner
Playwright Arthur Miller's parable of the 1950s anti-communist crusade (thinly veiled here as the Salem, Mass., witch trials of 1692) receives lush treatment in this Oscar-nominated film…
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Othello (1995)
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Irène Jacob, Kenneth Branagh …
Directed by: Oliver Parker
When his rival, Cassio (Nathaniel Parker), is promoted above him, Iago (Kenneth Branagh) manipulates the Moor of Venice, Othello (Laurence Fishburne), into seeking revenge against Cassio.…
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Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored (1995)
Cast: Al Freeman Jr., Phylicia Rashad, Leon …
Directed by: Tim Reid
Based on Clifton L. Taulbert's autobiography, Tim Reid's heartfelt directorial debut profiles an African American boy coming of age in the segregated South. Growing up in…
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Immortal Beloved (1994)
Cast: Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé, Isabella Rossellini …
Directed by: Bernard Rose
Upon Ludwig van Beethoven's death, his lifelong friend Anton Schindler sets out to learn the identity of the composer's mysterious muse after uncovering heartfelt love letters…
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Wyatt Earp (1994)
Cast: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Legendary lawman Wyatt Earp is continually at odds with a gang of renegade cowboys, culminating in a fiery showdown between the outlaws and Earp's men -- including the ailing Doc…